English Explanatory Dictionary

huissier de justice

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An officer of the court in several European countries who serves processes and notices, seizes and auctions off property, and executes garnishments, levies, and evictions, roughly similar to British bailiffs or private constables in Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Pronunciation

/wis.jeɪ də ʒus.tis/

Word forms

huissier de justice huissiers de justice

Etymology

From French huissier de justice (“justice usher, court usher”).

Synonyms

bailiff notary notary public process server
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